Yams are perennial herbaceous vines native to Africa, Asia, and the Americas and cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in many temperate and tropical regions. The tubers …

Yams (Dioscorea spp.) are flowering plants of the Dioscoreaceae family. It includes more than 600 species of woody shrubs and climbing vines. They are underground tubers with heart …

Apr 11, 2025 · Yam, any of several plant species of the genus Dioscorea, grown for their edible tubers. Yams are native to warmer regions of both hemispheres, and several species are …

Jan 12, 2023 · Yams are among the easiest and most highly productive plant tubers to cultivate. Here is a guide for planting, growing, caring for & harvesting yams.

Jan 19, 2024 · Originating from Africa, specifically West and Central Africa, white yams hold significant agricultural importance as a cash crop in the region. These yams are available year …

Aug 7, 2022 · Yams are a very important starchy staple crop of tropical and subtropical agriculture. They have been almost exclusively a subsistence food for the peasant farmer, but …

Apr 3, 2025 · Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, the yam thrives in a tropical belt across West …

Yam is the name given to several plant species in the genus Dioscorea including Dioscorea alata (white yam), Dioscorea bulbifera (potato yam), Dioscorea cayenensis (yellow yam), Dioscorea …

Jan 12, 2023 · To start growing yams, you have to create space or get farmland, prepare the land, buy yam seedlings or slip, make yam furrows, plant, water, and fertilizer application, weeding, …

Aug 7, 2022 · The yam is an important food crop, especially in the so-called ‘yam zone’ of West Africa: total world production is about 19 million tonnes per annum, some 70 per cent of it …